A group of environmental organizations has submitted a petition to the federal government to ban wolf-killing by shooting from helicopters, calling the practice “barbaric.” In a Tuesday news release, ...

In the fall, the Catalina Island Conservancy labeled its plan to eliminate the island’s invasive mule deer population, by employing helicopter-bound hunters armed with high-powered rifles, “bold and ...

Ever since man first took to the skies over South Dakota in a flying machine, aerial hunting of coyotes probably has been a means of controlling the wily livestock predators in this state.

In a bold move to protect its fragile ecosystems, Texas has opened the door to a new wildlife management strategy: helicopter hunting of invasive aoudad sheep. This recent decision by Texas lawmakers ...